a.)an accidental view of history (whoops, the East India Company didn't mean to do that)
b.)a conspiratorial view of history (strangling Japan's economy and you didn't expect an attack on the US, Roosevelt, sir?)

Time to fess up Davairus.
Come on, buddy.
Come clean._________________"...A bad reaction to a particular spell unhinged him quite dramatically."

"I had me a partner once that had an unfortunate reaction to a particular sword. That don't make it an accident."